Jānis Bojārs (12 May 1956 – 5 June 2018) was a Latvian male

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter, best known for winning the silver medal for the

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in the men's shot put event at the 1982 European Championships in

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. He set his personal best (21.74 m) on 14 July 1984 at a meet in

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1982 Year Ranking
* 1956 births 2018 deaths Latvian male shot putters Soviet male shot putters Place of birth missing European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub